Christmas shoppers are scattered about the main floor of Rich’s department store like a herd of cats, carrying a multitude of shopping bags of all sizes, clad with glossy graphics and bold logos from Rich’s and neighboring stores throughout the mall. Red and green ornaments the size of industrial wrecking balls hang from the ceiling throughoutContinue reading “No Honor Among Thieves (Part I)”
Author Archives: ROGUE ZULU
Grace in the Wilderness.
Grace in the Wilderness is a memoir written by Scott Riley and co-authored by his daughters Hasha and Libra Riley, and has been defined as a spectrum of raw emotions that explores the gritty yet heartwarming peaks and valleys in the 30-year long endeavor of Scott Riley as he fights his way through the landscapeContinue reading “Grace in the Wilderness.”
International Lover
Fall semester 1992 — “I don’t just love you, I’m in love with you.” Avanti said with resolute tenderness and vulnerability as she held my calloused hand like a frail baby bird, softly kissing my fingertips one at a time, her eyes hidden behind her long, Obsidian mane. The atmosphere around us in the commonContinue reading “International Lover”
